Tribute

This is a tribute to all the people who have been there for me unconditionally during various stages of my life.

• my parents: i know it sounds sappy to start with one's folks, but i have to really give it to them for tolerating me acting like an octogenarian when i was a teenager.
• himanshu patel: my first best friend from my baroda days. being older by two years, the guy was my teacher in all things complex in life like sand castles and paper planes
• jaideep & rohan: the first time i was part of a group and felt i belonged somewhere.
• mithun chakroborty: my childhood hero. protagonist of such classics like " commando", " hissab khoon ka", " daata" and my all time favourite " disco dancer".
• my cousins: for all those wonderful memories during the summer holidays in vijaywada, the algae filled water tank, the snakes only we used to see, the afternoons under the cool of the mango trees.
• Gujarat Secondary Education Board: For deeming me smart enough to deserve 97% in mathematics during Grade 10 board exams. Still cant believe it after all these years.
• Chow Yun Fat : For being the smoothest actor on the planet, and being the only actor whose movies made Hong Kong look gritty and edgy.
• The three stooges: Simply the funniest.
• Govind: uniquely unique. Having the guts to be a nice guy.
• Avinash: For having in some unusual way, helped me in landing my first job.
• Krishna Kant :Really funny and probably the kindest soul i have ever met.
• Ashwini: For being the biggest achiever i have known in my life, and not being stuck up about it.
• P G Wodehouse: For creating Bertram Wooster, the greatest literary character ever. Sorry, Mr. Holmes and Potter.
• Karthik: For being the only person to believe that i had the potential to be a talented loser.
• Vaishnavi: For being the scariest person I have ever known.
• Anish: For being the most positive guy in the world